Okay, so since Paris... I've had 4 tests and 2 presentations. So what have I been doing? nothing but studying. Well, okay maybe I've had some fun too. Last weekend our friends from Schwabisch Hall came to visit! It was a really awesome weekend, and it was really good to get to see them again. Plus, we got to act like tourists since we were showing them all around. It's weird being touristy in the city you live in, I mean, I never feel like I can pull out my camera without looking weird, or making it more obvious that I am not from here. So we showed them around and just enjoyed hanging out together. One of the nights they were here was the first night it snowed! We were walking back from the U-Bahn station and we came around this corner and started getting sleeted on, it was intense, we actually had to stay under the shelter of a building for a few minutes before we decided it was too cold and that the only way we could make it back was to run for it. I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life.
Anyway, that weekend was also the night that we all went to the opera!! It was awesome! We had really really good seats. Mozart's Zauberflöte was playing, it was wonderful, I really enjoyed it a lot. I was mostly excited that they had a translator on the back of the seat in front of you, so you could follow what they were saying, in German and in English.
this week was full of studying for my Econ test, which was on my birthday, lame. and also making pies for thanksgiving. Studying, not so exciting, thanksgiving. Awesome. We had a big dinner where everyone brought something and we catered a turkey, it was good to get to have a thanksgiving, even though it wasn't as good as being home. I really missed home in fact, but it was good to get to Skype with the whole fam as they were at my house for the day.
My birthday was alright, nothing to write home about. I mean it wasn't a bad day, just 75% of it was filled with my econ test. I missed being home again too, I didn't really want to make a big deal out of it cause I knew if I did I would just miss home even more. We just went out to a bar for a little while and hung out. It was fun. I got a lot of nice cards from home though! Thanks to everyone who sent me one, or an email :) That was really nice of you and it was AWESOME to receive those.
Well, now I'm getting ready to go read Faust... whoo. I've got to get my work done for next week, cause this weekend we are going to Scotland! I'm stoked for that, however I'm not looking forward to the 4 hour flight :(.
love you guys.
